February 4, 2012

I’m speaking at Future Insights Live!

I'm so excited and thrilled that I was asked to speak at Future Insights Live conference in Vegas! It is a Carsonified conference that is combining "the future of mobile", "the future of web apps", and "the future of web design" into a whole week of incredible speakers, content, and ideas!

I will be speaking on "Responsive Web Design" in the future of mobile track! Here is my talk description:

Websites are all about content. People can access your content many different ways and formats with mobile devices, iPads, phones, etc. The questions are: how can we maintain control over the display of our content and keep our brand consistent? How can we try to provide the best user experience on any platform?

Enter Responsive Web Design. Many experts are not leaning on one static design but on structured content that adapts to its given environment. In this talk, we are going to take a look at responsive web design techniques out there including: progressive enhancement, flexible grids, media queries, flexible images & video, & other methods of implementation.

If you saw my talk in WordCamp San Francisco, never fear. It will be over 9 months since that talk and a lot has happened in the world of responsive design since then. So expect fresh content! I hope to see y'all there!

 

February 4, 2012

Presentation: “Design Swoon – Visual Trends & WordPress” from WordCamp Atlanta

I'm currently in WordCamp Atlanta (#WCATL) and so far the camp is Fabulous! I was able to give a presentation yesterday called "Design Swoon" and today I'm giving another one called "Font Swoon". Here are my slides from the first:
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Description:
Dont you just love the latest design trends and techniques? Want to apply them to WordPress using great technique? Or do you just need some inspiration? Come to “Design Swoon” where we will not only look at some of the best design on the web but also parse down technique of implementation with CSS3, HTML5, & WordPress. A designers must-see.
Do you know of any sites that are inspiring? Leave them in the commentes! - sara

January 16, 2012

Just Launched Sarah Lacy’s PandoDaily.com

Everyone check out Sarah Lacy's new site that I designed: PandoDaily.com! She is an incredible writer and wonderful inspiration! I am so happy that I was able to be involved in this epic project! This was truly an amazing experience. Keep going back to Pando for the best tech content! It is, after all, "the site-of-record for silicon valley"!

January 12, 2012

This is important

I've censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet--a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/35550/uncensor

The ████████ is the ████████ of ███████'s ██████████ ████████████. ████ ████.

Uncensor This

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

December 17, 2011

UI Design for Themes & Plugins: Presentation at WordCamp Vegas with Chelsea Otakan

Chelsea Otakan and I presented at WordCamp Vegas on UI Design for Themes & Plugins.

User interface design is both a science and an art. The developers and designers who volunteer to work on WordPress put a lot of thought into the approach. We’ll discuss how the WordPress UI can influence your theme and plugin UI designs.

November 15, 2011

Speaking at WordCamp Las Vegas December 17th

WordCamp Las Vegas is December 17th. I'm so excited to be able to go and speak there!  I can't wait! If you're going, please say hi. :) My topic is TBD but I'll let y'all know soon.

sara

October 19, 2011

New Print: Hollis Brown Thornton

I've posted about Hollis Brown Thornton before, and I'm pleased to announce that 20x200 just released a new print! The print is titled "When We Were Kings" and it is ultra rad. Love his style.

check it out on 20x200.

who knew that he also did the cover of a great album.. Sleigh Bells "treats"

as always: check the website... http://www.hollisbrownthornton.com/

September 13, 2011

Terminal Refresh

Because I do a lot of work with WordPress Core, I find myself using terminal all the time for svn management and various other things. In order to make this mundane terminal window not make me depressed, I skinned it to make it fit my style better and make me happy when I use it. Here it is:

Bumbling around in WordPress. My pretty terminal theme makes it all better!

So, If you want to use this style for your terminal download it here.

Sara Cannon is a Web Design and Branding Specialist | Helping brands build seamless digital experiences.
She's also an Artist.


Do you have a project she can help you with? Contact Sara at sara@saracannon.com.